Cuspidor-cleaner.



F. SPRUCH.

CUSPIDOR CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 5.1515- 1,302,,Q81 Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET1.

F. SPRUCH. cusPmo'n CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.15,19I8.

1302,4811 a Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

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awe/Whoa FRANK SPRUCE, 0F FLINT, MICHIGAN.

GUSPIDOR-GLEANER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 29, 19119).

Application filed April 15, 1918. Serial No. 228,695.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK SPRUGH, a resident of the United States, residing at Flint, in the county of Genesee and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cuspid or-Cleaners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for washing hollow receptacles and is especially intended for use in connection with cuspidors and the like, although it is equally well adapted for washing and cleaning rece tacles of various other shapes and designs. he primary object ofthe invention is to provide means for cleaning cuspidors in an effective manner and to prevent the hands of the operator coming in contact with the same, thereby renderingthe operation sanitary,the method of operating the machine reducing the amount of time and labor necessary to thoroughly cleanse the cuspidor.

One of the novel features of the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of the carriage which is disposed beneath the cleaning brush and adapted to carry the cuspidor, the carriage being moved vertically to permit of the insertion of the brush therein, the latter being revolubly mounted for entrance into the cuspidor and supplied with water from a reservoir, while the carriage is also capable of being tilted to dump the water from the cuspidor after the operation of cleaning. I

The invention further includes a novel form of clamp located upon the carriage and adapted to removably hold the cuspidor thereon, the said clamp including a stationary member and a slidably mounted spring actuated member adapted to engage around the outside and clamp the cuspidor in position.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear when the following description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention, parts being broken away for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the same.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a similar view on the line 38 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4: is a detail sectional view on the line 4- 1 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a like View on the line 55 of Fig. 6 is an elevation of the cuspidor handle member, a cuspidor being shown in position by dotted lines; and

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

In the form of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings, there is employed a vertically disposed elongated frame, rectangular in cross section, which includes the corner posts 10, and intermediate side posts 11, the latter being spaced apart as shown in Fig. 3. Mounted upon the top of the frame is a tank reservoir 12, which is adapted to be supplied with water through the medium of a valve controlled pipe 13, the tank or reservoir being equipped with a suitable gage 14, by means of which the amount of water contained therein may be determined.

Mounted within the frame is a carriage 15, which includes a cross bar 16, mounted for pivotal movement upon the shaft 17, disposed longitudinally of the cross bar, the said shaft having secured thereon adjacent each end of the said cross bar a pinion 18. These pinions are disposed between the uprights 11 for engagement with racks 19 secured to one of the said uprights and are held in such engaged position through the medium of plates 20, whose side edges bear against the inner faces of the uprights. The plates 20 are held in such engaged position through the medium of vertically disposed guides 21 secured to the inner faces of each of the uprights 11, so that when the shaft 17 is rotated through the medium of an operating handle 22 secured thereto, the carriage will be caused to travel vertically within the frame through the engagement of the pin ions 18 with the racks 19. The cross bar 15 has mounted thereon a cup shaped seat 23, which is adapted to receive the cuspidor 24 or other article. Secured to the carriage is a stationary clamping member which consists of an upright 25 carrying an arcuate engaging element 26, while located diametrically opposite this engaging element is a similar element 27, which is carried by an arm 28. This last mentioned arm is in turn secured to a horizontally movable arm 29, which is mounted for movement between tracks 30, the said arm being provided with a depending portion 31 for engagement between these tracks. The tracks 30 have their ends secured upon arms 82 projecting laterally from the cross bar 15, while disposed above the tracks are strips 33 for the purpose of holding the depending portion 31 between the tracks 30. Rising from each end of the strips 33 are standards as, which have their upper ends connected by cross bars 35, the latter forming handles by means of which the carriage may be rocked or tilted upon the shaft 17. In order to hold the movable member of the clamp into engagement with the cuspidor, there is employed a spring 36, one end of which is secured to the arm 29, while its opposite end is fastened to a stationary point upon the can riage as shown at 37. The carriage which is normally horizontally disposed is held in such position by means of a finger 38 secured to one end of the cross piece 15 and having its free end disposed for contact with one of the intermediate uprights 11. This finger is also adapted to contact with the edge of the pan 89 located beneath the carriage upon sills 10 secured between the upright parts of the frame. The finger .38, therefore, limits the pivotal movement of the carriage in both directions. This pan is adapted to catch the waste water dumped from the cuspidor by the tilting of the carriage.

Located directly above the seat 23 and in position to enter the cuspidor when the carriage is moved upward, is a brush 41. This brush is mounted upon a hollow shaft 42 having openings 48 therein and is connected to one end of the hollow shaft 44, which extends upward through bearings 45 and 4L6 and communicates with the interior of the tank or reservoir 12 through the medium of a pipe section 4E7, the latter being controlled by a valve 48, so that the supply of water may be cut off or regulated as desired. Secured upon the hollow shaft 44. is a beveled pinion 49, which is driven from a similar pinion 50 mounted upon one end of the shaft 51 mounted in suitable bearings in the frame and having secured upon its outer end an operating handle 52 by means of which the shaft may be driven to rotate the brush 4:1. This brush when revolved within the cuspidor, will, with the aid of the Water from the tank or reservoir thoroughly cleanse the interior of the same and for the purpose of cleaning the outside of the cuspidor, the shaft 14 has secured thereon an arm 53. This arm has pivotally mounted upon its outer cnd a brush 5%, which is held in yielding contact with the outer surface of the cuspidor through the medium of a spring 55.

gree and the brush revolved through the mediimi of handle 52. After this operation the carriage is lowered and the cuspidor emptied by tilting the carriage as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. If desired a rope or cable 56 may be connected to the arm 29 of the movable section of the clamping member for convenience of operation.

In order that the cuspidor 24: may be handled in a sanitary manner, there is provided a member 57 which consists of a tubular element 58, carrying at one end a clamp 59, the latter including a substantial semi-circular stationary section 60 and a similarly shaped section 61, hingedly secured as shown at 62. A spring 63, having one end secured to each of these sections serves to normally hold the clamp in a closed position. The opposite end of the tubular element 58 has mounted thereon a handle 64, while located within this handle is a ring 65, which is secured to one end of a cable 66, the latter being disposed within the tubular element 58 and having its opposite end secured to the movable section 61 of the clamp as shown at 67. By inserting the finger within the ring 65 and pulling upon the cable 66 the hinged section 61 of the clamp will be opened to permit of its being secured to the cuspidor in the mannershown in Fig 6.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportion and minor details of construction and the right is reserved to make suchchanges as will properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new, is 2-- l. A machine of the class described embodying a frame, vertically disposed rack bars carried thereby, a carriage positioned between said rack bars, a clamping device mounted upon the carriage, means for guiding said carriage in its vertical movement, a shaft extending transversely of the frame and pivotally supporting the carriage, pinions mounted upon the shaft and engageable with the rack bars, whereby rotation of said pinions will raise and lower the carriage, a rotatable brush located in the path of movement of said carriage and means for limiting the pivotal movement of the carriage in either direction.

2. A machine of the class described embodying a frame, vertically disposed rack bars carried thereby, a carriage positioned between said rack bars, a clamping device mounted upon the carriage, guide plates located upon either side of the carriage, vertical guides positioned adjacent the rack bars for engagement with the guide plates, a shaft extending transversely of the frame and pivotally supporting the carriage, pinions mounted upon the shaft and engageable with the rack bars whereby rotation of said pinions will raise and lower the carriage, a rotatable brush located in the path of said carriage and means for limiting the pivotal movement of the carriage in either direction.

3. A machine of the class described embodying a frame, vertically disposed rack bars carried thereby, a carriage positioned between said rack bars, a clamping device mounted upon the carriage, means for guiding said carriage in its vertical movement, a shaft extending transversely of the frame and pivotally supporting the carriage, pinions mounted upon the shaft and engageable with the rack bars, whereby rotation of said pinions will raise and lower the carriage, a rotatable brush located in the path of move- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the ment of said carriage and a laterally extending arm secured to the carriage and engageable with the frame for limiting the pivotal movement of the carriage in either direction.

4. A machine of the class described embodying a frame, vertically disposed rack bars carried thereby, a shaft disposed transversely of the rack bars, pinions secured to said shaft and engaging the rack bars, a carriage mounted upon said shaft for pivotal movement and capable of vertical movement upon rotation of the shaft, a brush located in the path of said carriage and means for supplying water to the brush.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANK SPRUCH.

"Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

